What is the most apex predator of all time?

Top 5 Deadliest Predators of All Time
  1. Homo Sapiens.
  2. Liopleurodon. ...
  3. Tyrannosaurus Rex. ...
  4. Anomalocaris. ...
  5. Smilodon. Smilodon was a prehistoric cat that is often popularly referred to as the 'sabre-toothed tiger'. ...
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What is the most apex predator in the world?

Luckily, the lion is an apex predator, meaning it can hunt most animals in its habitat. It also cannot be hunted by animals within its habitat. This is what makes it 'the king of the jungle. ' In terms of animals causing human deaths, the lion is probably the most dangerous apex predator.
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What is the biggest apex predator ever?

In addition to being the world's largest fish, megalodon may have been the largest marine predator that has ever lived. (Basilosaurids and pliosaurs may have been just as large.) Megalodon was an apex predator, or top carnivore, in the marine environments it inhabited (see also keystone species).
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What is the true apex predator?

In the natural sciences, an apex predator is a predator that exists at the very top of the food chain. Unlike some other predators, it's never preyed upon itself. Examples include polar bears, lions, crocodiles, and orcas.
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What animal has no predator?

Animals with no natural predators are called apex predators, because they sit at the top (or apex) of the food chain. The list is indefinite, but it includes lions, grizzly bears, crocodiles, giant constrictor snakes, wolves, sharks, electric eels, giant jellyfish, killer whales, polar bears, and arguably, humans.
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Who was the first apex predator?

The first known apex predator was the very odd invertebrate, Anomalocaris (meaning "anomalous shrimp"). For the time in which it lived, when most organisms were no more than a few inches in length, Anomalocaris was huge, ranging up to a meter (3.3 ft) in size.
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What is the strongest predator to ever live?

Yet, 23 million years ago, the biggest shark (and the biggest and most powerful predator in vertebrate history) appeared in the ancient seas, feasting upon whales, dolphins, pinnipeds, among other sea creatures. Based on the size of Megalodon's teeth, scientists believe that could attain lengths of 59 feet (18 meters).
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What is the most feared predator?

10 Terrifying And Deadly Predators You've Never Heard Of
  • 10 Terrifying and Deadly Predators You've Never Heard Of. ...
  • The Puya Chilensis. ...
  • The Harpy Eagle. ...
  • The Komodo Dragon. ...
  • The Black Caiman. ...
  • The Stonefish. ...
  • The Poison Dart Frog. ...
  • The Bull Shark.
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What is the oldest predator on earth?

Earth's first big predatory monster was a giant underwater scorpion that reigned in the ocean almost half a billion years ago, well before the dinosaurs, scientists have discovered. The creature grew to 170 centimtres (5ft 7in) and had a dozen claw arms sprouting from its head, as well as a spiked tail.
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Who is apex predator of ocean?

Great white sharks, to be exact. But the true ruler of the sea is the killer whale. Killer whales are apex predators, which means they have no natural predators. They hunt in packs, much like wolves, which are also at the top of their food chain.
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What species has survived the longest?

From old to oldest, here are 10 of the longest-living animals in the world today.
  • Greenland shark: 272+ years old. ...
  • Tubeworm: 300+ years old. ...
  • Ocean quahog clam: 500+ years old. ...
  • Black coral: 4,000+ years old. ...
  • Glass sponge: 10,000+ years old. ...
  • Turritopsis dohrnii: potentially immortal. ...
  • Hydra: also potentially immortal.
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What is the largest creature in history?

Far bigger than any dinosaur, the blue whale is the largest known animal to have ever lived.
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What creature has been on Earth the longest?

The longest-lived animal ever discovered is a quahog clam, estimated to be 507 years old. It had been living on the seabed off the north coast of Iceland until it was scooped up by researchers in 2006 as part of a climate change study. Unbeknownst to them, they had just picked up the oldest animal in the world.
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Is megalodon the strongest predator?

But even so, a more recent study shows that the megalodon is the ultimate apex predator that ever ruled the oceans. According to Daily Star, researchers examined thousands of shark teeth to prove that the megalodon is the ultimate apex predator, surpassing records of other marine predators.
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What was the deadliest Dino?

1. Tyrannosaurus Rex. Topping our list of the world's deadliest dinosaurs is the infamous Tyrannosaurus Rex. Commonly referred to as the “King of the Dinosaurs,” T-Rex was a large theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous Period.
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Is Ash an apex predator?

Everybody's favorite Simulacrum Pilot is here to prove she is the Apex Predator. Everyone, meet Ash. Sword-wielding, phase-shifting, rat-petting ex-Pilot who used to roll with the legendary Kuben Blisk as part of his group, the Apex Predators.
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What was the apex predator before dinosaurs?

According to scientists, Anomalcocaris was thought to have ruled the primordial world as an apex predator, ranging up to a metre in length, making it the largest predatorial creature at the time.
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How many apex predators are there in the world?

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Which animal is the oldest?

Jellyfish

Jellyfish are the oldest multi-organ animal in the world and have existed in some form for at least 500 million years.
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What has the shortest lifespan?

Expected Lifespan: 24 hours

The mayfly has the shortest lifespan of any animal in the world.
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Is a blue whale bigger than a Megalodon?

First of all, blue whales are significantly larger than megalodons. The largest blue whale ever weighed 418,878 pounds (more than 200 tons) while average blue whales weigh more than 100 tons. In addition, megalodons were sexually dimorphic, which means the females were significantly larger than males.
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Is there anything bigger than a blue whale?

While there might never be a larger animal than the blue whale, there are other kinds of organism that dwarf it. The largest of them all, dubbed the “humongous fungus”, is a honey mushroom (Armillaria ostoyae).
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What animal is immortal?

To date, there's only one species that has been called 'biologically immortal': the jellyfish Turritopsis dohrnii. These small, transparent animals hang out in oceans around the world and can turn back time by reverting to an earlier stage of their life cycle.
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What animal can live the longest without water?

The kangaroo rat can survive by far the longest time without water for almost its entire life which is 10 years.
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